People: Red Lion Hotels Corp (RLH)
RLH on New York Consolidated
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24 May 2013
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24 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Melvin Keating |
66 | 2012 | Interim Chairman of the Board |
Jon Eliassen |
66 | 2011 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Julie Shiflett |
45 | 2011 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President |
Thomas McKeirnan |
44 | 2013 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Harry Sladich |
51 | 2010 | Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing |
George Schweitzer |
57 | 2009 | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Hotel Operations |
Jack Lucas |
60 | 2006 | Vice President; President of TicketsWest |
Raymond Brandstrom |
2009 | Independent Director | |
Ryland Davis |
71 | 2005 | Independent Director |
James Evans |
66 | 2012 | Independent Director |
David Johnson |
66 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Ronald Taylor |
65 | 1998 | Independent Director |
Michael Vernon |
65 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Robert Wolfe |
56 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Melvin Keating |
Mr. Melvin L. Keating has been appointed as Interim Chairman of the Board of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. effective December 31, 2012. He has been a Director since July 2010. Since November 2008, Mr. Keating has been a private consultant, providing investment advice and other services to private equity firms. From 2005 to October 2008, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer and seller of semiconductors. From 2004 to 2005, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Quovadx Inc., a healthcare software company. Mr. Keating was employed as a Strategy Consultant for Warburg Pincus Equity Partners from 1997 to 2004, providing acquisition and investment target analysis and transactional advice. He also was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunbelt Management Company, a private, European-owned real estate development firm, from 1995 to 1997. From 1986 to 1995, he was Senior Vice President, Financial Administration of Olympia & York Companies/ Reichmann International, responsible for joint ventures, financial reporting and acquisitions. Mr. Keating is also a Director of API Techologies Corp., Crown Crafts, Inc., Integral Systems, Inc. and Bitstream Inc. During the course of his career, Mr. Keating has also served on the board of directors of the following public companies: Integrated Silicon Solutions Inc.: Plymouth Rubber Co.; Price Legacy Corp.; InfoLogix, Inc.:, Tower Semiconductor Ltd.; LCC International, Inc.; White Electronic Designs Corp.; and Aspect Medical Systems Inc. Mr. Keating holds a B.A. degree from Rutgers University, as well as an M.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A in Finance, both from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
Jon Eliassen |
Mr. Jon E. Eliassen is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. Mr. Eliassen was appointed as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer on January 13, 2010. He was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer on February 14, 2011, removing the interim status. He has been a director of the company since September 2003. Mr. Eliassen was President and CEO of the Spokane Area Economic Development Council from 2003 until 2007. Mr. Eliassen retired in 2003 from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avista Corp., a publicly-traded diversified utility. Mr. Eliassen spent 33 years at Avista, including the last 16 years as its Chief Financial Officer. While at Avista, Mr. Eliassen was an active participant in development of a number of subsidiary company operations including technology related startups Itron, Avista Labs and Avista Advantage. Mr. Eliassen serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Itron Corporation, serves as a member of the Board of Directors of IT Lifeline, Inc, and is the principal of Terrapin Capital Group, LLC. Mr. Eliassen currently serves on the board of Innovate Washington. Mr. Eliassen’s corporate accomplishments are complemented by his service to the community in roles which have included director and President of the Spokane Symphony Endowment Fund, director of The Heart Institute of Spokane, Washington State University Research Foundation, Washington Technology Center and Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute and past director of numerous other organizations and energy industry associations. |
Julie Shiflett |
Ms. Julie A. Shiflett is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. Ms. Shiflett has been with Red Lion Hotels since October 2010 when she was hired under a contract to serve as Vice President of Finance. She is a principal of NW CFO, a financial consulting company she founded in 2008 which assists emerging and mid-market companies with activities including strategic planning, forecasting, and recapitalization. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Signature Genomic Laboratories in Spokane, Washington, in 2009 and 2010. Prior to that, Ms. Shiflett was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Columbia Paint and Coatings from 2006 to 2009 and Vice President of Finance and Administration of Riley Creek Lumber Company from 2001 until 2006. Her accounting career began at Coopers & Lybrand in Spokane. Ms. Shiflett also currently serves on the Board of Directors for an $8 billion financial institution, a chemical manufacturing company and a regional hospital. |
Thomas McKeirnan |
Mr. Thomas L. McKeirnan is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. Prior to that he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from January 2004 through February 2005 and Vice President, Assistant General Counsel from July 2003 to January 2004. Prior to joining the company,Mr. McKeirnan was a partner at the Spokane, Washington law firm of Paine Hamblen Coffin Brooke & Miller LLP from January 2002 until July 2003 and an associate attorney at the same firm from 1999 to 2001. Mr. McKeirnan was an associate attorney with the Seattle, Washington law firm of Riddell Williams P.S. from 1995 until 1999. Mr. McKeirnan’s private legal practice focused on corporate, transactional, real estate and securities law, with an emphasis on the hospitality industry. |
Harry Sladich |
Mr. Harry G. Sladich is Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. Mr. Sladich is a 34 year veteran of the hospitality industry with experience in hotel sales and hotel operations as well as experience in destination marketing. Prior to his arrival at Red Lion, Mr. Sladich was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau and played a key role in building and selling the Washington State community’s image nationally, as well as internationally. Prior to the Spokane CVB, Mr. Sladich was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sterling Hospitality, hotel developers and operators of several franchises, including Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn and Quality Inn. Before working for Sterling Hospitality, Mr. Sladich was General Manager of Hotel Lusso, an upscale boutique hotel in Spokane, and was Vice-President of National Sales for Guestmark International (GMI), a national hotel marketing company based in Boston. Mr. Sladich has also worked for Sheraton Hotels in both hotel operations and food and beverage. Mr. Sladich started his career in 1977 in Spokane at the Travelodge River Inn, which is now the Red Lion River Inn. Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire appointed Mr. Sladich to two boards including the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program, WashingtonFilmWorks, and the Washington State Convention Center. He has also served on the board for the Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (WACVB), is past Chair for the Boys and Girls Club of Spokane County and is an Honorary Commander at Fairchild Air Force Base. |
George Schweitzer |
Mr. George H. Schweitzer is Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Hotel Operations of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. Mr. Schweitzer joined in April 2008 as Senior Vice President, Hotel Operations, and was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hotel Operations in November 2009. Prior to joining company, Mr. Schweitzer had served since August 2006 as Partner and Executive Vice President of Business Development at Unifocus, a global provider of business intelligence applications and performance technology for the hospitality industry. Mr. Schweitzer founded and was President and CEO of LaborSage, Inc., a software and management consulting company focused on labor scheduling solutions for the hospitality industry, from 2001 to 2006, when it was acquired by Unifocus. Before entering the hospitality software industry, Mr. Schweitzer served as President and Chief Operating Officer of VenQuest Hotel Group in Irvine, California. Prior to VenQuest, Mr. Schweitzer held the position of Vice President Operations for Sunstone Hotels and Regional Vice President for Doubletree Hotels. Mr. Schweitzer has worked for over 30 years in the hospitality industry, including a period of nearly 20 years where he served in various positions, including Vice President — Operations, Regional Vice President and General Manager, of various Red Lion hotels. |
Jack Lucas |
Mr. Jack G. Lucas is Vice President of Red Lion Hotels Corporation and President of TicketsWest of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. He is in charge of overseeing all of the various departments within entertainment division. He has been President of TicketsWest since February 2006 and Vice President of Red Lion Hotels Corporation since August 1998. Mr. Lucas has approximately 28 years of experience in the entertainment industry, and has been employed since 1987. Mr. Lucas previously spent 13 years on the management staff of the City of Spokane Entertainment Facilities, which included a 2,700-seat performing arts center, 30,000-seat stadium, 8,500-seat coliseum, and convention center. Mr. Lucas was awarded the 2004 International Ticketing Professional of the Year award from the International Ticketing Association. |
Raymond Brandstrom |
Mr. Raymond R. Brandstrom serves as an Independent Director of Red Lion Hotels Corporation since November 2009. Mr. Brandstrom has been an advisor to Emeritus Corporation since December 2009. From September 2007 to December 2009, he served as its Executive Vice President — Finance, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Brandstrom, one of Emeritus’s founders, has served as a director since Emeritus’ inception in 1993 and currently serves as its Vice Chairman. From 1993 to March 1999, Mr. Brandstrom also served as Emeritus’ President and Chief Operating Officer. In March 2000, Mr. Brandstrom was elected Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Emeritus. From May 1992 to October 1996, Mr. Brandstrom served as President of Columbia Pacific Group, Inc. and Columbia Pacific Management, Inc. From May 1992 to May 1997, Mr. Brandstrom served as Vice President and Treasurer of Columbia Winery, a company that is engaged in the production and sale of table wines. |
Ryland Davis |
Mr. Ryland P. Davis serves as an Independent Director of Red Lion Hotels Corporation since May 2005. He has been the owner and principal of Amicus Healthcare Solutions since 2007. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Providence Strategic Ventures from 2008 until March 2009. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer of Providence Health Care, a five-hospital regional delivery network, from 1999 to 2008 and Chief Executive Officer of Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, a Providence Health Care medical center, from 1996 to 1999. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Davis was Senior Vice President for the Hunter Group, a hospital management firm specializing in healthcare consulting and management nationally. From 1988 to 1993, he was Chairman and CEO of Synergos Neurological Centers, Inc., in Santa Ana and Sacramento, California. From 1987 to 1988, he was President of Diversified Health Group, Inc., of Sacramento. From 1982 to 1987, he worked for American Health Group International as President and CEO of Amerimed in Burbank, California, and as Executive Vice President of Operations. From 1975 to 1982, he worked for Hospital Affiliates International, as Group Vice President in Sacramento, and as CEO of Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. From 1971 to 1975, he was Associate Administrator of San Jose Hospital and Health Care Center in San Jose, California and from 1968 to 1971, Assistant Administrator of Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California. He has done numerous private business ventures related to healthcare. Mr. Davis is past Chair of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, is on the Boy Scouts of America Inland Northwest Council Board, and is a member of the Washington State University President’s Advisory Council. He is also the past Board Chair of the Institute for System Medicine and is a board member of Providence Associated Medical Laboratories. |
James Evans |
Mr. James P. Evans has been appointed as Independent Director of Red Lion Hotels Corp., effective December 6, 2012. He brings nearly 40 years of hospitality, hotel and brand management experience to the Red Lion Hotels Board. Most recently, Evans served as the Chief Executive Officer of Brand USA, the nation's first public-private global marketing effort to promote the U.S. as the world's premier travel destination. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of each of the following companies: Ardent Hotel Advisors, Jenny Craig International and Best Western International. He has also held executive management positions in operations for DoubleTree Hotel Corporation and Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. |
David Johnson |
Mr. David J. Johnson has been appointed as Independent Director of Red Lion Hotels Corp., effective December 6, 2012. He brings nearly 30 years of executive management experience to the Red Lion Hotels Board, and joins the company's Board following an eight year tenure as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. From 1991 to 1996, Johnson served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Red Lion Hotels, Inc. Earlier in his career, Johnson served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Dillingham Holdings and President and Chief Executive Officer of Cal Gas Corporation. |
Ronald Taylor |
Mr. Ronald R. Taylor serves as an Independent Director of Red Lion Hotels Corporation since April 1998. Mr. Taylor is President of Tamarack Bay, LLC, a private consulting firm and is currently a director of two other public companies, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a pharmaceutical manufacturer) and ResMed, Inc. (a manufacturer of equipment relating to the management of sleep-disordered breathing). At Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mr. Taylor is a member of the Audit Committee and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. At ResMed, Inc., he is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Taylor is also Chairman of the Board of a privately held company. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Taylor was a general partner of Enterprise Partners, a venture capital firm. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Taylor worked as an independent business consultant. From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Taylor was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyxis Corporation (a health care service provider), which he founded in 1987. Prior to founding Pyxis, he was an executive with both Allergan Pharmaceuticals and Hybritech, Inc. |
Michael Vernon |
Mr. Michael Vernon has been appointed as Independent Director of Red Lion Hotels Corp. effective December 6, 2012. He brings more than 25 years of domestic and international experience in corporate finance, M&A, investor communications, and strategic development to the Red Lion Hotels Board. Most recently, Vernon was the Chief Financial Officer for Zulily, Inc. Before Zulily, Vernon held the Chief Financial Officer role at three public and private companies: Big Fish Games, Inc, Zumobi, Inc, and aQuantive, Inc. Prior to these roles Vernon was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Park Plaza International, where he helped the company transform from a franchisor into a manager of high-end hotels, and from 1995 to 1997 Vernon was the Chief Financial Officer of Red Lion Hotels, Inc. Prior to this, he held the role of Chief Executive Officer for the Port of Sacramento. Vernon's first role in executive management was as the Chief Financial Officer for Cal Gas Corporation. |
Robert Wolfe |
Mr. Robert G. Wolfe has been appointed as Independent Director of Red Lion Hotels Corp. effective December 6, 2012. He has more than 30 years of experience in investment banking, finance and investment management. Since 2008, Wolfe has been the principal of Windy Point, LLC, a private investment and strategic consulting firm. From 2002 to 2008, Wolfe was a partner at Northwest Venture Associates (NWVA), a venture capital fund that invested exclusively in companies based in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to his time at NWVA, Wolfe was President and Chief Operating Officer of Toronto-based GT Group Telecom, which was an independent local exchange carrier. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Melvin Keating |
-- |
Jon Eliassen |
571,835 |
Julie Shiflett |
192,015 |
Thomas McKeirnan |
298,137 |
Harry Sladich |
276,824 |
George Schweitzer |
356,294 |
Jack Lucas |
-- |
Raymond Brandstrom |
-- |
Ryland Davis |
-- |
James Evans |
-- |
David Johnson |
-- |
Ronald Taylor |
-- |
Michael Vernon |
-- |
Robert Wolfe |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Melvin Keating |
0 | 0 |
Jon Eliassen |
0 | 0 |
Julie Shiflett |
0 | 0 |
Thomas McKeirnan |
42,951 | 138,464 |
Harry Sladich |
0 | 0 |
George Schweitzer |
0 | 0 |
Jack Lucas |
0 | 0 |
Raymond Brandstrom |
0 | 0 |
Ryland Davis |
0 | 0 |
James Evans |
0 | 0 |
David Johnson |
0 | 0 |
Ronald Taylor |
0 | 0 |
Michael Vernon |
0 | 0 |
Robert Wolfe |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
ELIASSEN JON ERIC |
2,536 | $0.00 |
JOHNSON DAVID J |
2,536 | $0.00 |
TAYLOR RONALD R |
2,536 | $0.00 |
VERNON C MICHAEL |
2,536 | $0.00 |
KEATING MELVIN L |
2,536 | $0.00 |
EVANS JAMES PRICE |
2,536 | $0.00 |
DAVIS RYLAND P |
2,536 | $0.00 |
WOLFE ROBERT G |
2,536 | $0.00 |
BRANDSTROM RAYMOND R |
2,536 | $0.00 |
WOLFE ROBERT G |
1,125 | $0.00 |
DAVIS RYLAND P |
1,751 | $0.00 |
TAYLOR RONALD R |
1,605 | $0.00 |
ELIASSEN JON ERIC |
891 | $0.00 |
JOHNSON DAVID J |
1,125 | $0.00 |
EVANS JAMES PRICE |
1,125 | $0.00 |
BRANDSTROM RAYMOND R |
1,167 | $0.00 |
VERNON C MICHAEL |
1,125 | $0.00 |
KEATING MELVIN L |
2,481 | $0.00 |
MCKEIRNAN THOMAS L |
5,000 | $7.63 |
MCKEIRNAN THOMAS L |
5,000 | $7.50 |
MCKEIRNAN THOMAS L |
5,000 | $7.75 |
MCKEIRNAN THOMAS L |
5,000 | $7.85 |
MCKEIRNAN THOMAS L |
7,000 | $7.60 |
MCKEIRNAN THOMAS L |
500 | $7.62 |
MCKEIRNAN THOMAS L |
7,500 | $7.46 |
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